A got an email from Roy this morning (thanks for the note Roy) that reads:
Saw your posting on vultures, thought you might like to see this?
Who knew?? The black and turkey vultures are federally protected??
So I followed the link and found that Fox carried an article on the damage that they can cause. They are in fact covered under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The article goes on to explain that for $100 bucks a year you can get an annual permit to shoot them.
This kinda/sorta proves out the truth in the meme I posted a few day ago:
Now I live in an exceptionally remote area and, apropos to no subject/topic in particular, when I first moved here one of my absentee neighbors said to me. “If you see anyone messing around with my cows just go ahead and shoot them. Won’t nobody ever find the body.” I’m fairly certain that it was said in jest.
With all this said, I do appreciate Roy letting me know of the restriction (thanks brother)